Figure 1From: Duration of bed occupancy as calculated at a random chosen day in an acute care ward. Implications for the use of scarce resources in psychiatric careNumber of resident days for 11 out of 23 patients in an acute ward before a decision was made for further intramural treatment in a less costly facility, and number of waiting days after the decision day. Twelve patients did not wait for other intramural treatment, and did not accumulate waiting days.Back to article page